The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-03
In the House of Commons.

LONDON. May I'm the House of
Commons, Tonight, Healy moved that
the first clause of the crimes bill be SO
amended as to indicate clearly what
portions OF Ireland would be applicable
He suggested the words proclaimed
districts" be omitted and that kerr
Londonderry and Belfast" be inserted in
their stead.
Balfour. Chief Secretary for Ireland
declined to acceda to this proposal. He
said the government intended to apply
the clause to all parts of Ireland,
where the prevalence of crimes justified
such action. Mr.. Healy asked If blood
stained Belfast, where troops. had
been shot and policemen murdered
was to 60 free while the miserable rack
rented districts in the southwest were
to be punished. 80 ''@.
Mr.. Balfour replied that the govern
ment would exercise perfect impartiality
Ia suppressing disorder everywhere. : .
Laboucure said the scope and aim of
the bill was to crush out the National.
ists; leaking the Orangemen to do any
thing they liked. The administration
of the law was so bound up with the
orange faction that it could not be i'm
partial. s ~ . f-
Mr.. Gladstone suggested that the
words proclaimed districts" remain,
but the districts be defined under other
clauses of the bill. 80 -
the answer of Mr.. Balfour, that all
districts would be treated impartially
was not sufficient. because the minis
tiers had often referred to o Art-cular
parts Of Ireland, where the bill was
meant to operate. No doubt the people
OF Belfast regarded with disgust and
horror the prevalence of disorder in
their midst. but the same apology was
equally good for other districts, Clear,
hear.) The conduct of some persons in
Belfast recently stained Ireland more
than the conduct of the people of any
other part OF Ireland had. Cheers
The amendment proposed BY Healy,
that inquiry be held only when evil
dence had been withheld on account of
intimidation, was rejected--206 to Ito,
After discussion which lasted two
hours and 8 half, Healy moved that the
high court. not the Attorney General,
be empowered to order the inquiry. =
Gibson, Solicitor General for Ireland,
replied that government was unable to
accept the amendment.
Gladstone. rising, replied to the
statement by Elliott that he
(Gladstonel was responsible for the
equally strong system Of i've
years, and said Elliott overlooked the
essential difference, namely, his bill had
been directed against crime, while I'M
der discussion. (Cries of "Oh !'"Oh!")
At least. he added, the present bill was
directed against not hitherto considered
crimes. Any way, he would not renew
his former proposals, because he was
convinced they aggravated the evil.
Haldane, Home Rule Liberal, pro-
posed "a substitute Judge" for 'high
court"
Healy asssnted.
w. 81. Smith, First Lord of the Treas
ury, amid cries Of shame" moved to
enforce the clotures. The motion was
carried-257 to 1875.
Gladstone and other opposition
leaders walked slowly into. the opposi-
ton lobby. while the Parnellltes and
Gladstonians stood cheering wildly.
Heaiy's amendment was rejected
26l to 142
Nolan moved to report progress on
the bill.
VIII. Smith said the government
was unable to agree to this, because
only nine OF the 140 amendments to the
first clause had been disposed of.
Later, however, progress was re-
ported.